EMENDY Sound & Music Technology College's classrooms and facilities are equipped with the latest state of the art music technology hardware and software. The college consists of dedicated theoretical as well as practical classrooms and studio environments.

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	THEORY LAB 1		THEORY LAB 2
	COMPUTER LAB 1		STUDIO 1 (Recording & production)
	COMPUTER LAB 2		STUDIO 2 (Recording & production)
	COMPUTER LAB 3 (Practice room)		STUDIO 3 (5.1. Surround & mastering suite)
	KEYBOARD LAB		GREEN ROOM & PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO
	BLIND ROOM		STUDIO BOOTHS AND ROOMS
	OPEN LAB		STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT AREA 3
	LIVE VENUE & ENTERTAINMENT AREA 1		MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SHOP
	CAFFETRIA & RESTOURANT

THEORY LAB 1

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This 51 seat classroom is equipped with the necessary audio visual equipment that is used for all the theoretical classes.

This classroom is not sponsored.

COMPUTER LAB 1

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This classroom consists of 16 computer PC workstations, a lecturer's PC workstation with studio monitor speakers, multi track audio interface, studio mixer, vocal booth, data projector and white boards.

Each student's PC workstation is equipped with:

• A dedicated studio desk
• A high performance PC
• Pair of studio headphones
• 48-Keys keyboard controller
• Professional audio interface
• Cubase, Reason, and various VST's & pluggins.

• The classroom is acoustical treated and equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

This classroom is mainly used for practical sessions on music production techniques, music software and·sound engineering.

This classroom is sponsored by: TMT (Importers and suppliers of Steinberg and SE Electronic). Sennheizer - suppliers of pro headphones & microphones

COMPUTER LAB 2

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This classroom consists of 16 I-mac·workstations, a lecturer's workstation with studio monitor speakers, multi track audio interface, studio mixer, vocal booth, 16 Channel audio snake box that is linked to the open lab, data projector and white boards.

Each student's Mac workstation is equipped with:

• Modern workstation working surfaces
• An I3 I-mac computer
• Pair of studio headphones
• 48-Keys keyboard controller
• Professional audio interface
• Pro-Tools, Cubase, Logic, Reason, Ableton, Wavelab, NI Komplete and other VST's & pluggins.

The classroom is acoustical treated and equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

This classroom is mainly used for practical sessions on music production techniques, music software and·sound engineering.

This classroom is sponsored by: MIDI Music (Importers and suppliers of AVID, Pro Tools, M-audio & Mackie).

COMPUTER LAB 3 (Practice room)

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This classroom consists of 14 computer PC workstations, a dedicated main recording workstation with vocal booth, studio monitor speakers, multi track audio interface, studio mixer, data projector and white boards.

Each student's PC workstation is equipped with:

• A dedicated studio desk.
• A high performance PC.
• Pair of studio headphones.
• 48-Keys keyboard controller.
• Professional audio interface.
• Cubase, Reason, and various VST's & pluggins.

The classroom is acoustical treated and equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

This classroom are booked by students during the week to do recordings, exercises and assignments as well as practical projects other than their schedules lectures.

This classroom is sponsored by: ORANGE Music - South Africas's biggest online music mega shop

KEYBOARD LAB

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This classroom consists of 16 Performance Keyboards and is mainly used for music theory, keyboard technique, music business and other theoretical lectures.

Each student's PC workstation is equipped with:

• A Yamaha E212 performance keyboard
• Pair of studio headphones for each keyboard workstation
• Data projector
• Lecturers workstation with complete music production computer PC workstation
  

The classroom is acoustical treated and equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

This classroom is sponsored by: Global Music - distributor of Yamaha instruments and pro-gear.

BLIND ROOM & INSTRUMENT ROOM

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This classroom consists of a specialized music production system setup for blind students.

This music production workstation system is equipped with:

• 2 pairs of monitor speakers (one pair for music playback and one pair for scrip reading)
• 49 Keys keyboard controller
• 61 Keys performance and production keyboard workstation
  
• Music PC
  
• Music production and recording software
• Specialized script reading software

The classroom is used for teaching the music production and recording course for the blind as well as instrumental lessons.

This classroom is sponsored by: Wins Manufacturing & Consulting

THEORY LAB

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This classroom consists of the necessary layout, equipment and tools to teach the theoretical aspects of courses presented at EMENDY.

The room is equipped with the following:

• Overhead data projector
• Lecturers music production and recording PC workstation with 5.1. audio playback.
• Whiteboard.
• Vocal booth for recording demonstrations.
• Extractable side door to enlarge the room.
• Flat desk tops and chairs.
  

The classroom mainly used for theoretical lectures.

This classroom is sponsored by: ORANGE Music - South Africa's biggest online music mega shop.

OPEN LAB

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The open lab is an empty room that is used for student discussions, equipment demonstrations and also serves as a recording room.

This teaching area is equipped with the following:

• Acoustically treated walls.
• Snake box routed to a recording workstation in another designated area.
  
• 2 x DJ turn tables & DJ Mixer.
  
• Chairs.

The classroom is acoustical treated and equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

This classroom is sponsored by: Audiosure (Suppliers of Wharfedale pro Audio & Samson Audio)

STUDIO 1 (Recording & production - 5 multi booth)

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Studio 1 is a multi-track recording and production studio.

This studio is equipped with the following:

• High-end assorted condenser, ribbon and dynamic microphones.
• 8 Ch Class-A mic pre audio interface.
• 2 x Class-A digital mic pre-amps.
• Various external audio effects and mastering units.
• Music PC with internal DSP·
  
• 5 recording booths linked to the control rooms of studio 1 & 2
• Neutric cables and connectors
• Various instruments
  

This studio also fuctions as a professional commercial studio. For more information about the studio go here.

This studio is sponsored by: MIDI Music (Importers and supppliers of AVID, Pro Tools, M-audio & Mackie)

STUDIO 2 (Recording & production - 2 multi booth)

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This studio is mainly used by students to work on all practical work (Recording, mixing and mastering of projects and assignments)

This studio consists the following:

• High-end assorted condenser, ribbon and dynamic microphones.
• 2 x 8 Ch Class-A mic pre audio interface.
• 32 ch analog studio desk
• Various external audio effects and mastering units.
• Music PC with internal DSP.
• 2 dedicated recording booths.
• Neutric cables and connectors
• Various instruments

This studio is booked by students during the week.

This classroom is sponsored by: TMT (Importers and supppliers of Steinberg and SE Electronic). Sennheizer - suppliers of pro headphones & microphones.

STUDIO 3 (Mastering suite - 5.1 surround)

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This studio is mainly used for mastering and 5.1. surround commercial projects as well as class presentation of certain courses presented by EMENDY

Studio 3 consists of the following:

• High-end assorted condenser, ribbon and dynamic microphones.
• 8 Ch Class-A mic pre audio interface.
• 5.1. surround monitor speakers.
• 5.1. surround monitor control.
• 16 Ch Digital mixer
• Music PC with internal DSP.
• 5 recording booths linked to the control rooms of studio 1 & 2
• Neutric cables and connectors

• A Yamaha E212 performance keyboard
• Pair of studio headphones

The classroom is acoustical treated and equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

This classroom is sponsored by: Global Music -distributors of Yamaha instruments and pro-gear

GREENWALL & PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO

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The green wall studio is used for small video and photography projects.

This studio is equipped with the following:

• Infinity green wall.
• Photography back drops.
• Photography lighting.
• Photography video and still cameras.
• Dedicated change room and bathroom.
• Photography props.
• Graphic designing and video PC suite with video capturing interfaces.
  

This room is used for commercial projects and lecturing.

This classroom is sponsored by: Audiosure (Suppliers of Wharfedale pro Audio & Samson Audio)

STUDIO BOOTHS & ROOMS

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Two of EMENDY's recording and production studios are linked to 5 multi-track recording booths.

The rooms are named as follows:

• Live room
• Guitar booth
• Drum booth
• Vocal booth
• Additional open room
  

The booths are acoustical treated according to a unique sound and is equipped with creative lighting and air-conditioning.

CAFETERIA & RESTAURANT

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The cafeteria and restaurant facilities are equipped with a self-help buffet section that are available daily during lunch-hours as well as an ala-cart menu from the restaurant.

Students are welcome to make use of the restaurant's card-system where sponsors or parents have the option to top-up the student's food account. 

Student specials are also served during the week.

STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT AREAS

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At these student entertainment areas students and customers can sit down and relax or make use of different gaming units.

This area consists of the following:

• Picnic benches
• Table tennis
• Foosball table

LIVE VENUE AND ENTERTAINMENT AREA

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This area is also used for students to relax during class breaks as well as for class demonstration purposes.

This area consist of the following:

• Raised performance stage with a 16ch stage box
• Control area (DJ Box)
• Picnic benches
• Various audio equipment for live sound engineering demonstration purposes
• Music PC with recording and production software.

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SHOP

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ORANGE Music technology shop is located on the same premises of the college. This makes it very convenient for students to enquire and obtain music gear needed to start their music career.

Students get up to 50% discount on music software and hardware during their studies.

For more information please visit ORANGE Music online music mega store.